REGION – Shrewsbury Public Schools and the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough were part of 43 local education agencies that received genocide education grants. The grants were part of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s work to bolster schools’ efforts to respond to hate crimes and support districts in selecting and/or developing curriculum, providing professional development and creating enrichment experiences related to genocide education. A total of $338,000 in hate crime prevention grants were awarded and $1.34 million in genocide education grants.